Crime Scene Investigation

Question 1

Physical evidence

Answer 1

Any object that can establish that a crime has been committed or can link crime-victim-suspect

Question 2

Datum

Answer 2

Fixed reference point for all 3D measurements

Question 3

Artifact

Answer 3

A human-made or modified object

Question 4

Feature

Answer 4

A non-portable artifact (ex- house)

Question 5

Organic/environmental remains

Answer 5

Natural remnants that indicate human activity

Question 6

Provenience

Answer 6

The origin and derivation of an item in 3D space

Question 7

Evidence

Answer 7

Information (testimony, documents, material objects) that is given in a legal investigation to make a fact or proposition more or less likely

Question 8

Duties of the first officer on scene

Answer 8

1. Detain any potential suspects.
2. Render medical assistance to those who need it.
3. Do not destroy, alter, or add any evidence at the scene.
4. Prevent others from doing the same.